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Teaching and Learning Mini-Grants
The Center for Teaching and Learning supports application and access to externally funded mini-grant programs that improve teaching and learning across different teaching modalities, student groups, and subject areas.
CAREER4Equity Mini-grant
The CAREER4Equity Mini-grant program is supported by the US Department of Education under the Developing Hispanic Serving Institution program “Degree with a Purpose: Integration of Career Development and Financial Wellness into the College Experience,” grant. Mini-grants support Sacramento State faculty and staff who integrate career development, financial wellness and/or work-based learning content and activities into their curriculum or co-curriculum. Annual funding is contingent on department and U.S. Department of Education approval.
- Expand curricular and co-curricular programs with career development and financial wellness components
- Align course learning outcomes with the skills and knowledge needed for employment and competencies for in-demand careers
- Expand educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, students, including Latinx and low-income students
- December 16, 2023, | deadline to apply for the calendar year 2024 mini-grants
- January 16, 2024, | Notification of award (tentative date)
- Average award $2,000-$5,000
- For additional information contact Melissa Repa at melissa.repa@csus.edu
TECH4Equity Mini-grant
The TECH4Equity Mini-grant program is supported by the US Department of Education under the Developing Hispanic Serving Institution program. It specifically addresses high DFW rates and equity gaps among Hispanic and low-income students enrolled in GE courses and aims to improve access to these courses. All faculty invited to apply.
- increase faculty knowledge and skills to build and deliver online, hybrid, and technology enhanced courses
- increase the number of course sections of high-quality GE courses with online or hybrid modalities
- increase the number of online and hybrid courses that are Quality Matters certified
- August 16, 2024 by 5 pm | Deadline to apply for calendar year 2024 mini-grants
- Upon completion of deliverables, participants earn $7500 in additional employment. Additional 2500.00 per course certification achieve through QM Certification.
- Full TECH4Equity program description here
- PDF version of the online application is available.
- RSVP for the TECH4Equity Minigrant Q&A session from 3-4 p.m., Thursday, August 8, 2024.
- For additional information contact Michelle Dang: dang@csus.edu
STEM4Equity Mini-grant
The STEM4Equity Minigrant program is supported by the US Department of Education Hispanic Serving Institution STEM division. STEM4Equity aims to improve the pass rates and equity gaps in STEM courses for Hispanic and low-income students by redesigning STEM course policies, learning activities, assessments, grading criteria, and modes of instruction. All faculty teaching Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics courses are invited to apply.
- Increase faculty knowledge and skills to design and deliver courses based on evidence-based strategies that improve learning, and student grades; and close the equity gap for Hispanic and low-income students.
- Increase the pass rates and average GPA of STEM courses.
- Close or eliminate the equity gap for underrepresented students with a focus on Hispanic and Pell Eligible students.
- January 10, 2023 | Deadline to apply for calendar year 2024 mini-grants
- Awards average $5000 in additional employment
- Full STEM4Equity program information flyer downloadable here
- PDF version of the online application is available here
- For additional information contact Jennifer Lundmark: lundmark@csus.edu
Graduate Studies Online Course Services Mini-grant
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Office of Graduate Studies invite faculty to submit their applications for our initiative in improving online and hybrid courses for graduate students. The primary goal of this mini-grant program is to facilitate a collaborative approach to redesign graduate courses, ensuring that they maintain not only their academic rigor but also become more inclusive and conducive to graduate students’ needs.
- Increased offerings of high-quality graduate courses with online or hybrid modalities.
- Increased number of Quality Matters certified graduate courses.
- Increased faculty knowledge and skills to build and deliver online course components using inclusive practices geared toward graduate students.
- April 12th, 2024 @ 5pm | Deadline to apply
- Acceptances will be provided end of April, 2024.
- Grant to begin summer term (synchronous session week of 5/20/24 TBD) with first deliverables due 7/1/24
- Full Graduate Studies Online Course Services Mini-grant description.
- PDF Version of the online application is available here.
- For additional information contact Tara Sharpp: tara.sharpp@csus.edu
Appply Now for the Graduate Studies Online Course Services Mini-grant